S 1767
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Medical fees
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9025)
Jul 11, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9024-9025)
Jul 11, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to create an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in the case of arrangements between two physicians over a longer continuous period during all of which one of them is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.
Applies this exception to medical services provided before January 1, 2008.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9025)
Committees of jurisdiction
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